Green Frix

Client situation

Green Frix is modifying various natural derivatives such as vegetable oils, esters, and waxes based on soja, sunflower, and rapeseed to bring additional benefits such as:

• Low friction and synergetic effect with anti-wear to prevent surface damage
• Non-Newtonian behaviors such as shear-thinning and thixotropy
• Tailor-made melting point

The novelty of the process developed by Green Frix is that it can be installed locally to treat any type of product in liquid state, whether it is to cross-link a variety of vegetable oils, or to apply the treatment to waste water or liquefied plastic waste.

The suggestion of solution

The initial development of the Green Frix process involved lab-scale equipment and testing conducted at Materia Nova. This phase focused on proof of concept and understanding the fundamental aspects of the process. After achieving promising results at the lab scale, the Green Frix process was further upscaled by AGC Plasma Technology Solutions with the realization of an industrial machine, enabling large-scale manufacturing and commercialization of the Green Frix process.

Results

The collaboration between Green Frix and AGC Plasma has made it possible to define the technical specifications, to manufacture and to start production of a unit for the treatment of bio-sourced materials installed in Ghislenghien, Belgium. This production unit allows Green Frix to serve an international clientele in search of innovative and high-performing biosourced materials. After this first fruitful collaboration, Green Frix and AGC Plasma have further strengthened their exclusive relationship by publishing a joint patent and signing a commercial agreement to accelerate the deployment of the technology developed by Green Frix in various fields of application.